From Striving to Thriving Writers

by Stephanie Harvey, Sara Holbrook, Michael Salinger

Renowned literacy expert Stephanie Harvey teams up with authors and writing consultants Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger to introduce short writing scaffolds to support student writing and help strivers approach writing with energy and action. Based on Harvey’s bestselling  From Striving to Thriving  approach, the 27 writing strategies presented in  From Striving to Thriving Writers  are designed to improve and integrate writing across the curriculum. With lessons targeting reading, writing, and speaking standards, this innovative writing tool encourages students to practice voluminous writing and build a culture of conversation throughout the writing process, which is especially beneficial for emerging bilingual students. 

272 pages, Paperback

Published September 4, 2018

Reviews

[Lisa Gusewelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has fun writing activities for students in the elementary classroom that introduces students to grammar and figurative language vocabulary. What I found to be the most practical use of this book is as an assessment strategy. I could teach how to compose one of the writing tasks mentioned in the book, then teach any of my content (math, social studies, science, language arts, reading), and then re-purpose the writing task to fit an assessment need.

I don't believe that this book geared my middle schoolers for academic focused writing, so I wouldn't purchase this book for that reason (I'd look at Gretchen Bernabei, Graff & Birkenstein, Jeffrey Wilhelm instead). Why I would recommend purchasing this book is if you're struggling to fit in writing within your classroom, teach grades K-5, or are looking for fun mid-unit and end-of-unit assessment strategies that will provide a meaningful takeaway and presentation for your students.